HP and 3Com: 7 opportunities, 4 challenges

HP buying 3Com to take battle to Cisco; HP's reasons for buying 3Com Cisco Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Blue Stripe Improving Application Performance Troubleshooting Dramatically reduce downtime with the right tools. This whitepaper explains the four key features your application performance management toolset should include. Look for automation, intuitive analysis, real-time support and proactive problem solving. Read More Spotlight Story HP and 3Com: 7 opportunities, 4 challenges Jon Oltsik is a principal analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group responsible for the networking and security services at ESG. He writes, "Rumors of a networking acquisition have been flying around HP for years -- I've heard the names Brocade, Extreme, Force10, and even Juniper thrown about. HP indeed followed this logic, but zigged with 3Com instead of zagging with one of these others. Why 3Com? With the H3C and TippingPoint portfolios, HP got a far broader product line than it could have elsewhere. I really like this move but HP has some work to do." He offers a list of seven opportunities and four challenges and explains why Cisco might not act worried. Read full story Related News: HP buying 3Com to take battle to Cisco The Cisco Subnet blog: HP is acquiring 3Com for $2.7 billion to fill out its data center product portfolio and customer base, a move that clearly has Cisco in its gunsights. HP's reasons for buying 3Com Brad Reese: I am not a fan of consolidation in the networking industry, as I believe customer needs are much better served by those networking vendors whom operate as independent companies. So naturally, I'm none too pleased that HP is buying 3Com. 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